Sengoku's Decisiveness
After retiring, Sengoku lived a life of pure bliss.
Wearing a floral shirt, baggy shorts, and flip-flops, and leading his signature goat on a leash, he wandered the streets and alleys of Marineford, becoming known to everyone as the "Navy Street Loafer."
The sun shone brightly that day, and a gentle breeze blew.
Sengoku hummed a little tune as he strolled leisurely toward the Fleet Admiral's Office.
He said he was going to "visit old colleagues," but in reality, he was just going to mooch a good cup of tea and offer a few words of "experience and guidance from retired elders."
Pushing open the door, I was surprised to find that everyone was there.
Not only Zephyr there, but Sakazuki and Borsalino, who recently claimed to be "cultivating their character," were also present.
They sat in a circle, facing a potted plant—well, a rather "abstract" floral arrangement.
"Yo~ Everyone's here~" Sengoku greeted lazily, his tone as light as an old man walking his dog.
Zephyr's eyes lit up when he saw him, and he immediately waved and said, "You've come at the perfect time! Come, come, take a look at my 'Blooming Life,' isn't it more impressive than Sakazuki's 'Lava Flower'?"
Upon Sengoku inspection, Zephyr noticed that Zefa's potted flower was crooked and sprawled, as if it had been ravaged by a hurricane.
His lips twitched slightly as he turned to look at Sakazuki's work—a "hellish landscape" created by combining dark red rocks and charred plants.
Sengoku thought to himself: If these two pots of flowers were placed side by side, it would be hard to tell which one was in a worse state.
Borsalino, holding his teacup, grinned smugly. "Hey~ Professor Zephyr, brother, your artistic talent... is truly 'unique'!"
Sakazuki's forehead vein throbbed, and he snorted coldly, remaining silent.
On the sofa in the corner, Enel sprawled out, munching on an apple and muttering, "Hmph, a bunch of boring people, just bored out of their minds."
Sengoku shook his head, plopped down in a chair, and was just about to join this "art criticism meeting" when he heard—
"Bang--!"
The door to the Fleet Admiral's Office was suddenly kicked open, and a gust of wind swept in.
The one who rushed in was none other than Vice Admiral Trafalgar Law!
At this moment, Luo's face was deathly pale, his breathing was rapid, and he looked as if he had been struck by something heavy. He was clutching a photo tightly in his hand, and his knuckles were white.
"Something terrible has happened!"
This exclamation startled everyone in the room.
Zephyr's shears stopped in mid-air, Sakazuki frowned, and Borsalino's smile gradually faded.
Even Enel sat up from the sofa, his expression slightly serious.
What could have caused the usually composed Luo to panic to this extent?
Sengoku stood up and looked at him with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong? Luo? What's wrong with you?"
Luo didn't answer, but rushed up to the group and slammed the photo in his hand onto the table.
"Look, everyone!"
The crowd gathered around, and Sengoku picked up the photograph, his brows furrowing deeply.
It was a photo taken from above.
In the center of the image is a colossal, awe-inspiring crater—spanning tens of kilometers in circumference, with smooth, mirror-like edges, as if some incomprehensible force had instantly "erased" everything from existence.
The outline of the landform is vaguely visible, yet it feels strangely familiar.
Sengoku frowned and stared at the photo for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.
The enormous crater in the photo was indeed astonishing, but he still didn't understand why Luo had lost his composure like that.
"Luo, is there something wrong with this photo?" he asked, a hint of confusion in his voice. "Did some Deserted Island get hit by a meteorite?"
Sakazuki exhaled a puff of smoke and said in a deep voice, "It certainly looks like a natural disaster."
Zephyr adjusted his sunglasses, frowning in thought, "It doesn't seem like it. The pit walls are too smooth, like they've been evaporated by energy."
Borsalino, still lazily holding his tea, said in a nonchalant tone, "Wow~ But nothing to be surprised about, is it?"
Even Enel, with an apple in his mouth, glanced at it casually. "Tch~ It's just another hole in the ground, what's the big deal?"
However, Luo's breathing became increasingly rapid, his chest heaved violently, and the bloodshot veins in his eyes were clearly visible.
He clenched his fists so tightly that his whole body was almost trembling.
"Hoo--ha--"
He took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down, but he still couldn't suppress the trembling in his voice.
It was a sound that was a mixture of shock, fear, and anger.
"This is..."
He abruptly raised his head, his voice hoarse to the point of almost roaring:
"Mary Geoise--!"
"..."
The air froze the moment the words were spoken.
Sengoku froze on the spot, his smile frozen, his lips twitching, and his pupils contracting sharply.
He stared at the photograph, his throat tightening, his fingertips trembling uncontrollably.
Zephyr's sunglasses slowly slipped down, revealing a shocked expression;
Sakazuki's Cigar fell to the ground with a snap, ash splattering his foot without him even noticing;
Borsalino's smile froze completely, even his usual nonchalant tone vanished without a trace;
Enel's apple hovered in mid-air, his face screaming, "This is impossible!"
Five seconds... six seconds...
In the deathly still air, only the heavy breathing of the Sengoku could be heard.
Then--
"What?!?!"
Sengoku roared, and the earth-shattering sound seemed to contain Shockwave of Conqueror's Haki, instantly Quake-Split the glass window of the Fleet Admiral's Office!
The entire Marineford trembled at that moment, falling into complete silence.
Sengoku's thoughts raced rapidly amidst shock and chaos:
That deep pit, that smooth surface that looked as if it had been "erased"...
Mary Geoise, the symbol of the World Government and the Holy Land of the Celestial Dragons, is now nothing but a void.
His gaze suddenly sharpened, and countless possibilities flashed through his mind in an instant—
But the next moment, a thunderous thought struck his mind.
The Reverie —its momentum, its decisiveness, its sheer power to shake the very heavens and earth...
He suddenly looked up, his face changed drastically, and he almost roared:
"Garp?!"
The moment those two words were uttered, everyone in the Fleet Admiral's Office was startled!
Before Sengoku and Law could react, Sakazuki grabbed Borsalino by the shoulder.
At the same time, Zephyr grabbed Enel's arm, and the two of them growled simultaneously:
"Let's get going!"
Before the words had even finished --
"Whoosh--!"
The golden light and lightning exploded almost simultaneously, transforming into two dazzling streaks of light that Heaven Breaker.
It instantly pierced through the skies Marineford and sped towards the Holy Land Mary Geoise!
The teacup on the table was knocked over by the aftershock, and scalding tea spilled all over the floor.
Luo's face turned pale, and he immediately stepped forward, anxiously asking:
"Sengoku! Let's hurry and set off too! Luffy, Ace, and the others... they're there too!!"
Sengoku took a deep breath, and his eyes regained that long-lost composure and decisiveness.
He raised his hand and said in a low voice, "Calm down, Luo."
"Don't worry— Roy's over there too."
"What we need to do now is hold our ground and prevent the world from descending into greater chaos!"
Having said that, he suddenly stood up, flicked his cloak, and once again exuded the imposing aura of a Fleet Admiral.
"Vice Admiral Luo!"
"Immediately notify Tsuru, Gion, Tokikake Kakei to assemble! Activate the emergency joint defense order immediately!"
"Now that Headliners has broken out, let's make sure our rear is secure!"
Luo's expression hardened, and he nodded emphatically.
"Clear!!"
The next moment, he raised his hand, and a bright blue halo suddenly appeared in his palm.
"ROOM--!!!"
With a resounding hum that shook the space, Luo's figure vanished from the office in an instant, leaving only Sengoku's low murmur echoing in the wind for a long time—
"Garp... you old bastard, what on earth did you do--"